MLS playoffs - are you in?

Hey, following up on the earlier email traffic, we're goin' to the DCU playoff game that will be announced shortly. Time and date are expected to be Thursday, Nov. 1st at 7:30 p.m. We'll buy tickets this week. $30 for premium seats (if we get the group rate).

Pos a comment here if you're in (or by email).

DCU Update

Our favorite pro team is closing yet another outstanding season, maintaining their reputation as MLS' leading and most classy franchise. DCU is just a few points short of the Supporter's Shield, which is given to the team with the most points after the 30-game regular season. DCU has a 2-point lead over Chivas USA going into the final two games. Meanwhile, they sit firmly atop the Eastern Division and the league overall. They have made the playoffs.

Over the course of the season, they've shown remarkable depth. Keep your eye on a few of the players. First, there's Emilio, a leading candidate for league MVP with an incredible (league leading) 20 goals. Then you have the usual standouts - Christian Gomez, Ben Olsen, and Clyde Simms, all of whom are playing really well. But also watch for Fred, a talented winger, and Marc Burch, a college forward-turned-defender who has Beckham-like vision and can play a long ball and really get involved in the offense. One of my favorites, Josh Gros, is probably out for the rest of the season as doctors examine his recurring headaches. DCU's stellar league play have coach Tom Soehn likely to take a coach-of-the-year award.

First up for DCU is a home and home series versus an opponent to be named later. The team will play its first game away, and then return to RFK for the Nov. 1st game. If they advance beyond that series, they'll play in the Eastern Conference Finals, which I think would be at RFK. If the team advances beyond that, it's all the way to the MLS Cup to try for a fifth title - that game is at RFK for sure. Some of us already have tickets.

See you at the game!